Job-creating spa planned as part of health club investment

Plans for a new job-creating spa have been unveiled by The Bannatyne Group as part of a £1m investment programme at a Leeds health club.Construction work at Cardigan Fields on Kirkstall Road site is due to complete in June and will include a ten-bed spa that is set to create 15 jobs.It forms part of a programme of improvement works, which has included a café bar and interactive fitness studio added to the health club’s offering.Once complete, the spa will offer guests a range of treatments, massages and pampering sessions. A partnership with natural skincare brand Elemis will also provide access to exclusive treatments and discounted products.The former Virgin Active gym became the latest site in the Bannatyne portfolio when it was acquired by the group in September 2021. It is the group’s third club within the West Yorkshire Combined Authority area, joining Cookridge Hall and Wakefield.